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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Freeport is Garraty expecting to see Jan and his mother?
(a) Bigelow's Corner Store.
(b) High school.
(c) Free Trade Center Market.
(d) Corner of Main and Elm.

2. What approximate time did the Walkers reach Oldtown?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6 a.m.

3. Why was one of the women in the crowd a standout in Chapter 11?
(a) Because she is announcing her candidacy for major.
(b) Because she is singing.
(c) Because she has no legs.
(d) Because she's hold a crow in its cage.

4. Who says, "he died like a bug under a microscope"?
(a) Stebbins.
(b) Garraty.
(c) Baker.
(d) McVries.

5. Who says, "None of us really has anything to lose. That makes it easier to give away"?
(a) Scramm.
(b) Garraty.
(c) Stebbins.
(d) McVries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who keeps moving after being shot multiple times in Chapter 10?

2. Who took the test on the spur of the moment because he had his Work Permit that allowed him into the gym?

3. What does Garraty compare the crowd in Augusta to?

4. What three Walkers did people from out-of-state cheer for?

5. What tribe are the two brothers members of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is more gruesome about Olson's murder than most of the previous ones? What reactions are there?

2. In Chapter 11, the boys are honored by the color guard. How do the Walkers respond and why?

3. How does Barkovitch die?

4. When it becomes inevitable that Scramm will die, what do the other Walkers decide to do?

5. How does Barkovitch respond to Garraty's proposal in Chapter 12?

6. Why does Garraty feel a twinge of excitement when he sees a turnpike sign saying that Oldtown is sixteen miles away?

7. When Garraty resumes walking in Chapter 13, why does he feel resentful?

8. Explain Parker's analogy about crackers and how they compare to the Walkers.

9. What upsets McVries about the boys in the leather jackets at the front?

10. In Garraty's mind, why are there probably pine trees planted on the median in Chapter 11?

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